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Young People and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), 21 September, London
- Dates
- 21 September 2012
- Trainer
- Linda Finn
- Venue
- Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT
- Price
- £90 vol / £130 stat
This course will run from 10am-4.30pm.
Course description
This course will focus particularly
on the experiences of adolescents as victims and as perpetrators of
vawg, with the inclusion of the following key issues:
- teenage pregnancy
- gender
- child to parent abuse
- domestic violence in young people's own intimate
relationships
- barriers for young people accessing services
- sexual violence within a gang culture
- sexualisation of young people
The course will discuss how to ask
adolescents about violence, how to give advice and how to risk
assess and safety plan. The course will comprise of interactive
activities, group discussions and the use of films to illustrate
key topics.
There will be networking
opportunities to discuss your own practice and meet other
professionals working in similar fields.
Learning objectives
- To expand on delegates' existing knowledge of and experience of
vawg
- To understand the specific ways adolescents can be affected by
vawg
- To make links between forms of violence for adolescents
- To learn how to challenge myths and stereotypes with young
people
- To learn how to undertake safety planning and risk assessment
with teenagers
- To learn about good practice examples and projects
nationally.
Who should attend?
Anyone who works with adolescents
where the above issues may be a factor. The course is designed for
professionals and practitioners who have had previous basic
awareness training in vawg and/or the related issues.
Examples of staff that would
benefit from attending are: social workers, Connexions advisers,
refuge staff, youth workers, YOT workers, teachers and police.
National
Occupation Standards
This course will help develop the skills and knowledge to support
the following National Occupational Standards (NOS) - for more
information about NOS click
here.
BH202 Challenge public attitudes towards domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence
GK105 Advocate on behalf of
victims/survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
GK102 Deliver interventions towards
increasing the safety of individual victims/survivors of domestic
and/or sexual abuse/violence
GK101 Provide access to information
for victims/survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
DE5 (CJ C205) Establish and
maintain contact with victims, survivors and witnesses which
acknowledges the effects of their experience
BH203 Promote understanding amongst
children and young people regarding domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence
BI401 Identify, and agree
interventions to protect children and young people who are at risk
of domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
BI402 Engage with and support
children and young people who are victims of domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence
